MANTA QUEEN 5 LIVEABORD
Join the Manta Queen 5 as she explores the popular dive areas in the North Andaman Sea area for 3-4 night trips departing every week between October and May. The 23m Manta Queen 5 caters to 20 guests in 10 twin bunk cabins with air conditioning and 3 shared bathrooms. Guests can relax between diving and snorkeling in the open-air dining area or enjoy the stunning views from the roof-top sun deck. All meals are included and are served buffet style, cooked fresh by the onboard chef. Snacks and fruit are available between dives, and drinking water, tea, and coffee are available throughout the day. Five dive staff and six boat crew are on hand to help the trip run smoothly.
Divers can enjoy the underwater beauty of the North Andaman dive sites such as Koh Haa, Phi Phi, and the King Cruiser Wreck. With a large variety of marine life, including Black Tip Reef and Leopard sharks, divers will enjoy the diversity in this area. Nitrox is available onboard for those certified.
Departing from Phuket on a 3 or 4-night trip aboard Manta Queen 5 is the perfect way to experience this area of Thailand in just a few days.
MANTA QUEEN 5 LIVEABORD
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MANTA QUEEN 5 LIVEABORD
Deck Plans
What to Expect
Manta Queen 5 skips the Similan Islands and dives only the more advanced northern dive sites. The marine ecology in this northern area is amazing, colourful schools of fish, coral reefs, and endangered species that welcome divers like the Whale Sharks or Manta Rays. Look out for such photogenic little critters as ghost pipefish, sea moths, frogfish, ribbon eels and many different nudibranchs. Koh Bon and Koh Koh Tachai, members of the Similan Marine Park, are first visited en-route to the farthest and world-famous dive site of Richelieu Rock in the Surin National Marine Park.
Whatever your scuba diving pleasure might be, the Similan and Surin Marine Parks are the dive destinations that will satisfy your desires and give you the trip of a lifetime.
MANTA QUEEN 5 Liveaboard
Information
Manta Queen 5 accommodates 20 guests in comfortable air-conditioned shared twin bunk bed non-ensuite. The liveaboard vessel is 21 meters long and 5 meters wide wooden hull built boat that is manned with 5 dive staff and 7 Boat Crew”. There is plenty of space to enjoy the time in between dives in the sundeck, open dining and relax areas.
Diving Equipment
Full set equipment rental - 2,500 THB per trip (BCD, REG, Mask, Snorkel, Full Foot Fins, Shorty wetsuit, Torch)
Dive computer rental - 1,000 THB per trip
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Drinks On Board
Drinking water, coffee, tea, electrolyte drinks are included. Sodas are 30 – 40 Baht. Beers 70 – 80 Baht.
The Food on Board
KSA Liveaboard is proud to offer the best tasting Thai-European Fusion Cuisine, freshly prepared by our onboard chefs on the whole Manta Queen Fleet. Our catering options can be adjusted for vegetarian/vegan divers as well. The use of Monosodium Glutamate is banned on all of our trips. If you are allergic to nuts or other food ingredients, please notify the staff during your check-in. All meals onboard are served freshly cooked from the onboard kitchen. Snacks and fruits are served in between dives.
Amenities & Services
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Air-Conditioning
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Wi-Fi (Free)
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Spacious Diving Platform
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Food And drinks
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Lounge/TV Area
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Power Socket Adapters
What's Included
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All meals onboard
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Water, tea, coffee, fresh fruit, soft drinks (limited) and snacks (Good to have own re-useable water bottle on trip)
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Towel for shower (Suggest guests bring own towel or sarong for sun deck or to dry off on dive deck after dive)
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Wifi on board (normally only at Boonsung wreck)
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12-liter tanks for 11 dives - Weight belt/weights
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Small group 4-5 divers : 1 dive lead
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(When course is booked) PADI course E-manual and E-card Registration Fee
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Round trip transfer from Khao lak area - Thaplamu pier
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Round trip transfer from Phuket area - Thaplamu pier
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7% VAT
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Toiletries
What's Excluded
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Full set equipment rental – 1,500 THB per trip (BCD, REG, Mask, Snorkel, Full Foot Fins, Shorty wetsuit, Torch)
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Dive computer rental - 1,000 THB per trip
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Marine Park Fee (4D3N) –
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Thai : 1,100 THB (diver), 300 THB (non diver)
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Foreigner : 2,300 THB (diver), 1,500 THB (non diver)
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Dive insurance - 800 THB per trip (Coverage 500,000 THB/pax)
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Unlimited Nitrox package 2,500 THB per trip
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15-liter tanks - 2,500 THB/Trip/11 Dives (can only rent for all dives)
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Full length 3mm wetsuit rental - 1,000 THB per trip
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Prescription mask rental - 1,000 THB per trip
MANTA QUEEN 5 LIVEABORD
Accommodation
Twin Bed Non-ensuite Cabin
Comfortable air-conditioned cabin with 2 single beds.
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Price: 22,000 THB per person
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Room Size: 3 m²
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Max. Occupancy: 2
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Beds: 2 Bunk
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Private Bathroom: No
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Wifi on board: Yes
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Air Conditioning: Yes
MANTA QUEEN 5 4D/3N / 11 Dive
Similan-Koh Bon-Tachai-Richelieu Rock
NORTH ANDAMAN ITINERARY
North Andaman : 4 D/3N / 11 Dives
Koh - Bon Koh - Tachai - Richelieu - Boon Sung Wreck
Day 1 - Night Departure (“General” Trip Check In on Liveaboard runs from 6pm to 8:30pm)
06.00 PM – Start Check-in & Cabin allocation on Liveaboard at Thaplamu Pier – Khao Lak
07.00 PM – General boat briefing.
07.30 PM – Dinner onboard.
08.00 PM – Equipment set up.
Day 2
07.00 AM – Wake up call
07.30 AM – Dive/Safety briefing
07.45 AM – Dive briefing #1 “Koh Bon, West Ridge”
09.00 AM – Breakfast
11.30 AM – Dive briefing #2 “Koh Bon, West Ridge”
01.00 PM – Lunch
03.30 PM – Dive briefing #3 “Tachai Pinnacle”
05.00 PM – Snacks
06.15 PM – Dive briefing #4 “Tachai Beach”
08.00 PM – Dinner
Day 3
06.00 AM – Wake up call
06.30 AM – Dive briefing #5 “Tachai The Dome”
08.00 AM – Breakfast
10.30 AM – Dive briefing #6 “Richelieu Rock”
12.15 PM – Lunch
01.45 PM – Dive briefing #7 “Richelieu Rock”
03.30 PM – Snacks
05.30 PM – Dive briefing #8 “Richelieu Rock”
07.30 PM – Dinner
Day 4
06.00 AM – Wake up call
06.30 AM – Dive briefing #9 “Koh Bon Pinnacle”
08.00 AM – Breakfast
11.15 AM – Dive briefing #10 “Koh Bon”
12.30 PM – Lunch
02.00 PM – Dive briefing #11 “Boon Sung Wreck”
03.15 PM – Departure briefing & Snacks
04.30 PM – Return to the pier
05.00 PM – Transfer to the check out lounge
05.30 PM – Transfer To Your Hotel
Depending on location, you’ll arrive back to your hotel in Phuket at approximately 7pm – 8:30 pm.